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Take control of your financial destiny with this comprehensive and easy-to-understand guide to the basics of investing taught by a professor of Economics.

Syllabus

  • 01: How to Stop Worrying and Start Investing
  • 02: How Investors Make Money
  • 03: Starting with Stocks
  • 04: The Basics of Bonds
  • 05: Introduction to Mutual Funds
  • 06: What Are Exchange-Traded Funds?
  • 07: Financial Statement Analysis
  • 08: P/E Ratios and the Method of Comparables
  • 09: Fundamentals-Based Analysis of Stocks
  • 10: Startup Companies and IPOs
  • 11: Why Should You Care about Dividends?
  • 12: Using Leverage
  • 13: Choosing Bonds
  • 14: Bond School
  • 15: Picking Mutual Funds
  • 16: Investing in Foreign Assets
  • 17: Options Are for Everyone
  • 18: Real Estate and Commodities
  • 19: Cycles and Market Timing
  • 20: Deciding When to Sell
  • 21: Risk, Return, and Diversification
  • 22: Time Value of Money
  • 23: Financial Planning
  • 24: Taking Charge of Your Investments
  • By This Professor

Taught by

Connel Fullenkamp

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